Vocabulary: 父亲南怀瑾
- to work hard; to try to make a living
- bit by bit; every little bit
- to save bit by bit; to accumulate
- at long last; finally; on the whole
- thriving; well-off; substantial
- difficult; hard; challenging
- to rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on
- hardworking; industrious; diligent
- 达 dá: 达 da2: to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent达 Dá: 达 Da2: surname Da
- extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top
- easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to
- to move house; to relocate; to remove (sth)
- again; once more; re-
- to open shop
- to do business
- overwhelming majority
- due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because
- 方正 fāng zhèng: 方正 fang1 zheng4: clear and square; neat; square (person)方正 Fāng zhèng: 方正 Fang1 zheng4: see 方正縣|方正县[Fang1 zheng4 Xian4]
- prudent; cautious; to be in charge of ritual ceremonies; to hold an important office
- kind and charitable
- thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
- gradually
- to admit (to membership)
- to raise resources
- to build; to construct
- water storage
- to turn on the water; to let water out; (sports) to throw a game
- sluice; water gate; waterlocks; floodgate; lock; dam
- defense; to defend
- flood damage
- to accumulate
- 嘉 jiā: 嘉 jia1: excellent; auspicious; to praise; to commend嘉 Jiā: 嘉 Jia1: surname Jia
- to respect deeply; to revere; to esteem
- to eulogize; to pass on praise
- reputation; fame
- even; so much so that
- to elect; to choose
- village chief; mayor (of village or township)
- (China's) War of Resistance against Japan (1937-1945)
- resolute and upright in character; unyielding; staunch
- upright; upstanding; honest
- not to submit to force
- once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
- one's home town or village